Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
THE LATEST NEWS.

| Lamar was married II macon, va. 10 MIb
| William Smith. The couple were lovers in
their youth After visit with Gov. Gordop
and relatives of the Secretary in Mississippi,
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar will take up their resi-
dence at Washington.
William Richardson, editor Of weekly pa
per at Towsontown, Nd, having been con-
victed of libeling Judge Fowler, was fined $500
and sentenced to two years imprisonment.
-HA1GHT, one of the Adams express rob-
bers and formerly an employee of the Adams
Express Company, publishes statement
wholly exonerating Fotheringham, the mes
with or knowledge Of the plans of the robbery.
Fotheringham is still held in custody.
The responsibility of the horrible railroad
accident of the 4th inst, Oh the Baltimore and
Ohio, near Tifin, Ohio is now placed upon q
freight conductor, who pulled out of siding
without orders.
by the explosion Of a saw-mill boiler near
Hopkins, Mo-, on the 5th inst, R. n. Gray, J.
s. Cox and Martin Smith were killed, and j.
r. Finder, the owner, and his son probably
fatally injured.
The grand total of appropriations made by
total of the estimates submitted was $50, POI,
744
The President approved tho new civil ser
vice rules on the 5th.
The following Presidential appointments
were confirmed by the Senate on tho 5th inst, :
Thos. Moonlight, Governor of Wyoming. Post
masters-J. B. Sutton, Augusta, Wis; G.
Dukes, Franklin Grove, H.: w. c. Scarland,
Normal, Ill; r. l. 1idley, Malvern, Iowa: j.
H. James, Sac City, Iowa; j. Sullivan, Ash
land, Wis
Lord Northbrook declines the proffered
position in the English Cabinet
CONGRESS reassembled on the 4th inst, after
the holiday recess. The Senate imnedia tely
adjourned as mark Of respect to the memory
of Gen. Logan. In the House Mr. Thomas, OF
Illinois, offered the follawing resolution: re
solred, That tho House has heard with great
sorrow the announcement of the death Of John
A. Logan, late Senator of the United States from
the State of Illinois," The House then, on Mr.
Thomas motion, adjourned at Il AS p. M.
AMONG the papers submitted to the Senate on
the 5th inst. was one from tho Secretary of War
in response to resolutions of inquiry as to the
superintendent Of money for the improvement of
the Missouri River. Also various memorials OF
public bodies i'll favor OF the passage of the in
ter-state commerce BILL including one from the
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Mitch
ell, Of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on
Pensions, presented bill granting pension Of
S2OOO a year to the widow OF Gen. Logan, and
asked for its immediate consideration which be-
ing objected to by Mr.. Coke, tho bill went over.
fJ,o7
Interstate commerce bill. Mr.. platt. of
Connecticut, advocated its rejection be-
s sss he it favored T9hD ted poon Other
Mr.. Henderson offered resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for information as
to school lands confirmed to the State of Ne
Adopted. Mr.. Mcpherson offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury for
statemen; of the Pacific Railroad Company IS in
debtedness to the Government January j, 1887.
count Of same, and q the sums due or to be:
son oposea rs "h leaans Mr. to deisy
lively discussion followed between Mcpherson
and Hoar, the latter regarding the formers reso-
luton an extraordinary proceeding. Further
action was laid over. Nj. Plutt spoke on the
conference report clause of the interstate COM
merce bill, expressing the belief that portions
of it We're very ambiguous He opposed the pool
ing clause, contendng that character purpose Il, d
results OF pooling were entirely misunderstood.
The House then went into Committee of the
Who'll. Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, in the chair,
on the Indian appropriation bill. The bill gave
the committee having n isen, it was passed
without discussion or division. 1t appropriates
S5.1l50jo. The military academy appropriation
bill was taken up an passed. The resignation
of Jas. w. Reid. of Noi til Carolina wa read and
laid on the table. The House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole ON the bill for the consoi.
dation Of certain bureaus of the Navy Depart
nent, but adjourned without final action